"By executing Brad Sigmon, South Carolina has also executed the possibility of redemption," said one critic. "Our state is declaring that no matter what you do to make up for your wrongdoing, we reserve the right to kill you."
No one is arguing it’s perfect or “painless”, but in light of high-profile botched executions where the convict is unintentionally(?) tortured for hours before they died it seems to be the better option.
Multiple people targeting your brain and heart… It will be worse to watch and you might cause psychological damage to anyone watching or taking part… but at least you won’t suffer for long.
They don’t aim at the head. They aim at the heart. And not every rifle has a live round so no one knows who fired the killing shot. At least that’s how it was traditionally done.
No one is arguing it’s perfect or “painless”, but in light of high-profile botched executions where the convict is unintentionally(?) tortured for hours before they died it seems to be the better option.
Multiple people targeting your brain and heart… It will be worse to watch and you might cause psychological damage to anyone watching or taking part… but at least you won’t suffer for long.
They don’t aim at the head. They aim at the heart. And not every rifle has a live round so no one knows who fired the killing shot. At least that’s how it was traditionally done.